Panic attack may raise heart attack risk

"A new study has found that people who suffer from panic attacks or panic disorder have a greater risk of subsequently developing heart disease or suffering a heart attack than the normal population, with higher rates occurring in younger people. Researchers in the UK found that people who were younger than 50 when first diagnosed had a significantly higher risk of subsequent heart attacks, but this was not the case in older people. They also found there was a significantly higher incidence of subsequent coronary heart disease in people diagnosed with panic attacks/disorder at all ages, but this was more marked in the under 50s. However, their study also showed that the risk of dying from CHD was actually reduced amongst people of all ages who had been diagnosed with panic attacks/disorder. The study is published in Europe's leading cardiology journal, the European Heart Journal" - Newstrack India